Gui Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 This reminds me of the Bob Shaw novel 'Other Days, Other Eyes': in this story, a particular variety of glass allows to 'brake' light, allowing the viewer to see events which occured several hours, days or even weeks before It's not exactly the same thing as the one described into this article but I'm glad to see that a SF writer 'predicted' the future once again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vespaeda Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Well, it seems as if the Star Trek writers empowered Mr. Scott to have an even more enduring impact for his 'technical' prowess. "Gentlemen, I give you Transparent Aluminum!" (Does this mean whales will definitely be extinguished from the Earth,too?) Not sure how to post the link, but Yahoo! News page linked a story stating: "Military: New Aluminum Windows Stop .50 cal Bullet", SPACE.com/Livecience.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limbo Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Wanna fly like Superman? Got $5000 to burn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Q Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Wanna fly like Superman? Got $5000 to burn? 338103[/snapback] How long are you weightless for? About 15 seconds or so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentrandude Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Wanna fly like Superman? Got $5000 to burn? 338103[/snapback] How long are you weightless for? About 15 seconds or so? 338249[/snapback] longer if you want the pilot to crash into the ground, atleast your in a padded room in the plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JELEINEN Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Well, it seems as if the Star Trek writers empowered Mr. Scott to have an even more enduring impact for his 'technical' prowess. "Gentlemen, I give you Transparent Aluminum!" (Does this mean whales will definitely be extinguished from the Earth,too?) Not sure how to post the link, but Yahoo! News page linked a story stating: "Military: New Aluminum Windows Stop .50 cal Bullet", SPACE.com/Livecience.com 337963[/snapback] Here's a link: http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123012131 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Microbe and Machine Merged to Create First 'Cellborg' Fully merging microbe and machine for the first time, scientists have created gold-plated bacteria that can sense humidity.The breakthrough is the first "cellborg" in what might become an array of devices that could sense dangerous gases or other hazardous substances. The bioelectronic device swells and contracts in response to how much water vapor is in the air. It’s called a cellborg humidity sensor, and it is at least four times more sensitive than those that are solely electronic. It even works even when its biological parts are long dead. More... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 http://news.com.com/2061-11199_3-5942592.html That's hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKeats Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Microbe and Machine Merged to Create First 'Cellborg'Fully merging microbe and machine for the first time, scientists have created gold-plated bacteria that can sense humidity.The breakthrough is the first "cellborg" in what might become an array of devices that could sense dangerous gases or other hazardous substances. The bioelectronic device swells and contracts in response to how much water vapor is in the air. It’s called a cellborg humidity sensor, and it is at least four times more sensitive than those that are solely electronic. It even works even when its biological parts are long dead. More... 340649[/snapback] Awesome! How did I miss this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 (edited) i just saw that pinned topic with the "es" word.so how come the word is hated and irritate members so much? 332408[/snapback] This may have something to do with it: Too many times... I must say after going over all of that, I definitely haven't laughed that hard in a loooong time! Edited November 26, 2005 by myk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Sweet mother of God... Scientists discover 300 million year old tracks of gigantic 5-foot water scorpions! http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...t_scorpion.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Sweet mother of God...Scientists discover 300 million year old tracks of gigantic 5-foot water scorpions! http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...t_scorpion.html 349201[/snapback] I saw this thing on 4chan once about this ugle creature thats about 2ft long and looks like that water scorpion. It had this face and totally grossed me out. but everyone there wanted one. I wish I woulda kept a pic of it to find out it was real... but on a lighter note: I'd like to see some nerd show up at prom with this date... http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/06/07/robots.ballroom/ I don't get it, You mean to tell there is there a shortage of woman that want to ballroom dance? The men outnumber them??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Yeah, but who wants to go through all of the trouble of having to court a real girl anyway-they're more trouble than their worth. Now, if they could get that thing to look like one of the Cylon girls from the new BSG then I'd sign up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Ahh, lasers. What can they NOT do?Scientists developing a laser to kill cancer cells 317413[/snapback] Look up RNAi... another proposed cancer treatment that may actually prevent a lot more diseases. Though not perfected yet. Scary stuff though. To think people might one day be able to control genes and cell structure at will... 317918[/snapback] Iain M. Banks did in the Eighties. I'm still waiting for the Army to bring out it's own version of the BOLO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechwarrior Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 (edited) Not sure if anyone tried colorizing Old Black and White photo's before, but the I know when ever I did, it was a very time consuming process with photoshop. The good ole boys over at Diggnation came across an awesome (and FREE!) program that does it in a matter of minutes, I have played around with it and it is fricken awesome, easy to use too. I am gonna recolor some old photos for my Grandmother for Christmas, this guy should get major props for making it so easy. Colorize thos Black and Whites before they start charging for the program. Edited December 12, 2005 by Mechwarrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macross73 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 (edited) not sure if this has been posted but take a look a different kind of car Nissan Pivo http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2005/...50930-02-e.html Edited December 14, 2005 by Macross73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentrandude Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 (edited) heres two thats interesting. Link armor that conan the barbarian would be proud of. note image not the real nano armor. link Don't like your old organs? print a new one out. no dirty comments with this one edit: 3rd one. one step closer to thermal nuclear engines? link Edited December 14, 2005 by Zentrandude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 not sure if this has been posted but take a looka different kind of car Nissan Pivo http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2005/...50930-02-e.html 352241[/snapback] A cabin that rotates 360*? I think I'd rather throw it into R than have to deal with a rotating cabin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKeats Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 The one about the nano armor is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limbo Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 (edited) Robot Demonstrates Self Awareness We are all going to die again! Edited December 23, 2005 by Limbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limbo Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Taiwan breeds green-glowing pigs Scientists in Taiwan say they have bred three pigs that glow in the dark. They claim that while other researchers have bred partly fluorescent pigs, theirs are the only pigs in the world which are green through and through. Green eggs and ham anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emajnthis Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 (edited) i saw some stuff earlier in this thread about the UCAV's. My father's company helped develop them with Northrop Grumman and various other govt contract companies. The arsenal is generally unlisted, but from what my dad told me it's pretty impressive, and the UCAV's are very easy to remotely pilot. I actually got to see and mess with all of the prototype smaller scales before they got approved for production. The company he works for is here www.aurora.aero ... they also make a bunch of other spy planes and other cool gadgets and put great use to modern materials like transparent aluminum and special carbon fiber. Edited January 13, 2006 by emajnthis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Taiwan breeds green-glowing pigsScientists in Taiwan say they have bred three pigs that glow in the dark. They claim that while other researchers have bred partly fluorescent pigs, theirs are the only pigs in the world which are green through and through. Green eggs and ham anyone? 360086[/snapback] I like this passage: The researchers hope the pigs will boost the island's stem cell research, as well as helping with the study of human disease Seriously, what sort of diseases do they plan to heal with that? People who are too much shy in the dark or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bromgrev Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 (edited) New British stealth spyplane (Ghost, anyone?) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4617588.stm EDIT: And there's more at the New Scientist. Edited January 20, 2006 by Bromgrev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Well duh guys haven't you seen planetes? LOL http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/20/s...k.ap/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limbo Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 China to build world`s first "artificial sun" experimental device Scientists believe that deuterium can be extracted from the sea and an enormous amount of energy can be obtained from a deuterium-tritium fusion reaction under huge temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius. After nuclear fusion, the deuterium extracted from one liter of sea water will produce energy equivalent to 300 liters of gasoline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 That's fascinating. What's the energy equivalent of 300 liters of gasoline though? Does it compare to the amount of energy and resources required during the sea-water fusion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentrandude Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 China to build world`s first "artificial sun" experimental deviceScientists believe that deuterium can be extracted from the sea and an enormous amount of energy can be obtained from a deuterium-tritium fusion reaction under huge temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius. After nuclear fusion, the deuterium extracted from one liter of sea water will produce energy equivalent to 300 liters of gasoline. 363019[/snapback] Thats kind of cool they trying to use fusion reaction to power the electrolysis machine to get the heavy water out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Britain and the US are both working on "visual stealth", making drones invisible from the ground. A British programme called Chameleon aims to use fibre-optics and light emitting diodes to diminish the contrast between an aircraft and the sky. Aircraft stand out against the bright sky as darker objects, but by using bright panels of light, a plane can almost disappear against the blue sky. British researchers have even been experimenting with technology to electronically alter infrared emissions - to make a warm object appear cold. This device is known as "the infrared chameleon". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4422539.stm Does anyone here get reminded of the optic stealth used on the fuchi koma in Gits manga? Ghost X 9 from macross plus + optic stealth from gits = lethal combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bromgrev Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 And don't forget the Predator's 'invisibility' thingy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Now that will really cut down on the commute time: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/01/24/rocket.bike/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKeats Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Now that will really cut down on the commute time:http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/01/24/rocket.bike/index.html 364002[/snapback] That's pretty sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentrandude Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Now that will really cut down on the commute time:http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/01/24/rocket.bike/index.html 364002[/snapback] Thats one thing we don't need. Bad enough having the biker fly 10 meters when he/she runs into a car. now it would the biker fly 10 meters and a large explosion as the rocket bike explodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemstone Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 (edited) nvm Edited February 14, 2006 by Jemstone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bromgrev Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Space elevator experiment takes off ... Bubblegum Crisis, here we come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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